DAILY DRIBBLE DRAWS, RESULTS, TOP PERFORMERS & REPORTS
DRAW & RESULTS DRAW Wednesday 20th April, 2016 COMPETITION GAME TIME CRT TEAM A TEAM B U18 Men Pool B 59 9:00am W2 Western Australia Country Victoria Metro U18 Women Pool B 60 9:00am P1 Northern Territory South Australia Country Kevin Coombs Cup 61 9:30am W1 Queensland Navy New South Wales Kevin Coombs Cup 62 11:00am W2 Queensland Gold Victoria U18 Men Pool A 63 11:00am P1 New South Wales Country South Australia Country U18 Women Pool A 64 11:30am W1 Western Australia Metro Queensland North U18 Women Pool B 65 1:00pm W2 Victoria Metro Western Australia Country U18 Men Pool A 66 1:00pm P1 Queensland North Victoria Country U18 Men Pool B 67 1:30pm W1 New South Wales Metro Tasmania U18 Men Pool A 68 3:00pm W2 Australian Capital Territory Western Australia Metro U18 Women Pool B 69 3:00pm P1 Queensland South Tasmania U18 Women Pool A 70 3:30pm W1 New South Wales Country Australian Capital Territory Kevin Coombs Cup 71 5:00pm W2 Western Australia Queensland Navy U18 Women Pool B 72 5:00pm P1 New South Wales Metro Northern Territory U18 Men Pool B 73 5:30pm W1 Queensland South South Australia Metro Kevin Coombs Cup 74 7:00pm W2 New South Wales Queensland Gold U18 Men Pool B 75 7:00pm P1 Northern Territory Western Australia Country U18 Women Pool A 76 7:30pm W1 Victoria Country South Australia Metro RESULTS Tuesday 19th April, 2016 COMPETITION G TIME CRT TEAM A RESULT TEAM B U18 Men Pool B 44 9:00am W2 Western Australia Country 62 def. by 81 Queensland South U18 Women Pool B 45 9:00am P1 Victoria Metro ABANDONDED New South Wales Metro U18 Men Pool A 46 9:30am W1 South Australia Country 63 def. 60 Australian Capital Territory U18 Women Pool B 47 11:00am W2 Western Australia Country 55 def. 54 Northern Territory U18 Women Pool A 48 11:00am P1 Queensland North 48 def. by 57 New South Wales Country U18 Women Pool B 49 11:30am W1 South Australia Country 63 def. 59 Queensland South U18 Women Pool A 50 1:00pm W2 Australian Capital Territory 31 def. by 58 Victoria Country U18 Men Pool B 51 1:00pm P1 Victoria Metro 82 def. 53 Tasmania U18 Men Pool A 52 1:30pm W1 Western Australia Metro 62 def. by 81 Queensland North U18 Men Pool A 53 3:00pm W2 Victoria Country 45 def. by 69 New South Wales Country U18 Women Pool A 54 3:30pm W1 South Australia Metro 68 def. 55 Western Australia Metro U18 Men Pool B 55 5:00pm W2 Queensland South 56 def. by 63 New South Wales Metro U18 Women Pool B 56 5:30pm W1 Tasmania 52 def. by 74 Victoria Metro U18 Women Pool B 57 7:00pm W2 New South Wales Metro 60 def. 44 Western Australia Country U18 Men Pool B 58 7:30pm W1 South Australia Metro 79 def. 47 Northern Territory
LADDERS U18 Men s Pool A ladder 1 NSW Country 4 4 0 305 229 133.19 8 2 QLD North 4 3 1 291 267 108.99 7 3 WA Metro 4 2 2 283 288 98.26 6 4 SA Country 4 2 2 256 275 93.09 6 5 VIC Country 4 1 3 250 273 91.58 5 6 ACT 4 0 4 225 278 80.94 4 U18 Men s Pool B ladder 1 VIC Metro 5 5 0 411 258 159.30 10 2 SA Metro 5 4 1 374 307 121.82 9 3 NSW Metro 5 3 2 351 271 129.52 8 4 QLD South 5 3 2 384 271 141.70 8 5 TAS 5 2 3 287 353 81.30 7 6 NT 5 0 5 218 465 46.88 5 7 WA Country 4 0 4 218 318 68.55 4 U18 Women s Pool A ladder 1 VIC Country 4 4 0 279 210 132.86 8 2 NSW Country 4 3 1 241 202 119.31 7 3 ACT 4 2 2 249 265 93.96 6 4 SA Metro 4 2 2 250 244 102.46 6 5 QLD North 4 1 3 253 274 92.34 5 6 WA Metro 4 0 4 199 276 72.10 4 U18 Women s Pool B ladder 1 VIC Metro 5 4 1 275 191 143.98 9 2 QLD South 5 4 1 375 279 134.41 9 3 SA Country 5 4 1 300 283 106.01 9 4 TAS 5 3 2 356 334 106.59 8 5 WA Country 5 1 4 283 372 76.08 6 6 NSW Metro 5 1 4 236 228 103.51 7 NT 4 0 4 186 324 57.41 4
TOP SCORERS U18 Men Top Scorers Pos. Name Team Games Total Points Average/Game 1 Kyle Bowen WA Metro 4 72 18 2 Matthew Johns VIC Country 4 65 16.25 3 Nicholas Stoddart QLD South 5 80 16 4 Samson Froling QLD North 4 64 16 5 Kody Stattmann QLD North 4 61 15.25 U18 Women Top Scorers Pos. Name Team Games Total Points Average/Game 1 Jasmine Simmons NSW Country 4 82 20.5 2 Samantha Simons SA Metro 4 80 20 3 Haylee Andrews QLD North 4 67 16.75 4 Rashada Kaigey QLD North 4 66 16.5 5 Meila Goodchild QLD South 5 80 16
GAME REPORTS WA COUNTRY 61 V QLD SOUTH 82 Matthew Germs helped WA Country get off to a quick start but once the Queensland machine warmed up through Nick Stoddart, a double-digit lead soon developed. Dominating the paint, Queensland South went on to record the win as they pressured WA Country into too many turnovers. VICTORIA METRO 20 v NSW METRO 0 This game was forfeited by NSW as they had five ill players. MEN Pool A SA COUNTRY 63 V ACT 60 A 5-0 start to the game was a promising opening for ACT but rertreating to a zone defence saw SA Country pull themselves into the contest. With a minute remaining, the scores were tied but a play out of a time-out for Harrison Mills put the hosts in front to secure a come from behind win. WA COUNTRY 55 v NT 54 A see-sawing start was replicated throughout the game but by half-time, WA Country had eked out a six-point margin. Through Abby Cubillo and Kahlee Stanislaus, NT fought back though and it was only a three-pointer from Hannah Kurek that saved the day WA Country. WOMEN Pool A QUEENSLAND NORTH 48 v NSW COUNTRY 57 A 60-35 rebound advantage helped NSW Country record the win on the back of a strong second half. Queensland North were impressive from beyond the arc and NSW Country failed to hit a three-pointer but it mattered little as their efforts in the paint proved enough. SA COUNTRY 63 V QLD SOUTH 59 QLD South were quick out of the gates, establishing an 11-point lead in the first three minutes thanks to their athleticism and free-throw shooting. Abigayle Mader kept SA Country in it with 23-points in the first half and although a foul early in the third period put her on the bench, the hosts were able to come away with the win. WOMEN Pool A ACT 31 v VICTORIA COUNTRY 58 ACT took up the challenge to Vic Country in the first quarter but an increase in defensive pressure gave Vic Country 18 points off turnovers to gain a sizeable lead. Isabelle Bourne impressed but a strong team effort from her opposition proved too much to handle.
GAME REPORTS VICTORIA METRO 82 v TASMANIA 53 Continuing their winning streak while sharing the minutes around the entire team, Vic Metro are setting themselves up for a strong run to the finals. Mate Colina s double-double paced the victors as Tasmania struggled to penetrate their defence. MEN Pool A WA METRO 62 v QUEENSLAND NORTH 81 A high-intensity content saw Queensland North make the most of their height advantage at both the offensive and defensive end. Kyle Bowen battled hard for WA Metro but he could not stop the combination of Samson Froling and Kody Stattman. MEN Pool A VICTORIA COUNTRY 45 v NSW COUNTRY 69 Following a close opening stanza, NSW Country put the clamps on defensively in the second term and with turnovers becoming a problem for Vic Country, the game quickly slipped away. Matur Maluach and Jaidyn Goodwin were the standouts for NSW. WOMEN Pool A SA METRO 68 v WA METRO 55 Mia Satie was on fire for WA Metro in the first half, recording 18 points but SA Metro kept in the contest and eventually wore down their opponents, running away with it down the stretch in an impressive fourth period. QUEENSLAND SOUTH 56 v NSW METRO 63 The true representation of a game of two halves, with NSW Metro jumping out to a 19-point advantage in the first two quarters. Queensland South began to close the gap in the second half and then finished on a furious run. Down by 16 with just a couple of minutes left, they came all the way back before free throws from Dragan Elkaz and Lochlan Hutchison sealed the win for NSW Metro. TASMANIA 52 v VICTORIA METRO 74 Vic Metro meant business in this game, leading from the outset and opening up a 20-point advantage by half-time. Taylor Mole never gave up for Tasmania and had a great battle in the paint with Ezi Magbegor. NSW METRO 60 v WA COUNTRY 44 Following their abandoned game from the morning, NSW Metro would have been forgiven for playing to a lesser standard in this content but they came out with a 21-6 first term. A 10-0 run in the third then solidified their position with Natalia Beaumont s double-double answering a strong game from Georgia Denehey. SA METRO 79 v NORTHERN TERRITORY 47 After a dour first quarter, SA powered away with a 22-9 second quarter. With four players in double figures and a 55-24 advantage on the boards SA kept their finals aspirations alive thanks to a double-double from Biar Garang.
FEATURE ARTICLE MARIANNA TOLO Finishing her rehabilitation for a knee injury suffered during the 2015 WNBA season, Marianna Tolo is taking time out for her Olympic preparation to coach at this year s Under-18 Australian Junior Championship. Playing 28 games before she tore her ACL in a cruel blow, Tolo has spent the entirety of 2016 at Basketball Australia s Centre of Excellence with an aim to be healthy in time for the Rio Olympics in August. I did a bit of shooting with the Opals at their first camp, Tolo said. And I ve started contact training which is exciting. However, the forward is putting her time to good use as assistant coach of the Under-18 ACT women this year after an invite from former AIS and WNBL coach, Phil Brown. I was fortunate enough to be approached by Phil who has coached me in the past. Because of my injury and having a bit of spare time, he asked if I d be interested in assistant coaching and I was excited and happy to do so. While Tolo still has a lengthy playing career to complete at just 26 years of age, coaching is on her radar for the future. Coaching is something that, through my injury, I ve been able to work towards. I have done a sport coaching degree so I do have a bit of a background in it but it is interesting to be able to practice it. While being able to pass on her experiences of a World Championship, eight years in the WNBL and time in the USA and Europe to her players, Tolo also has fond memories of Junior Championships and the opportunities that they provided. Representing Queensland North, her teams never reached the success that she was hoping for but her personal performances, including an average of 18 points and 8.8 rebounds at the 2008 Under-20 s, caught the attention of the AIS. I loved nationals as a kid, Tolo said. I was actually in Adelaide for my top-age 18 s which was a really fun experience and I think it helped me get to the AIS as I probably would not have been scouted otherwise. Making friends for life is really memorable as well. Beyond this year s Champs, Tolo will head back to the Centre of Excellence to finish off her rehabilitation. From now until the Olympics, the next stage is the third camp for the Opals in June and I m aiming to be 100% for that. I need to ensure my knee is in the best shape it can be to put myself into a position to make the team for the Olympics.